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Have You Ever Seen a Brawl at a Wedding?

This wasn’t at a wedding, but a fight broke out at an engagement party in Brooklyn. (And three out of four of the guys who were arrested are from my hometown of Staten Island, NY. Sigh.) Oddly enough, I also attended an engagement party in Brooklyn that I thought might turn violent.

What started as a misunderstanding about seating escalated into a shouting match between the bride-to-be and her mother. There were no place cards, so guests sat where they pleased which did not please the bride-to-be. Paul and I showed up a little late, so we just stood there (we weren’t about to sit down and risk getting yelled at!) watching the dressed-up guest of honor scream and curse at her mom, who as far as I could tell wasn’t at fault, in front of the very confused guests. It was resolved in just a few minutes when the restaurant staff intervened and moved tables around, but it was a tense few minutes to say the least!

I’ve never seen such antics at any other party, although I was worried something similar would happen at my wedding (lots of big personalities there!).

What’s the most ridiculous scene you’ve witnessed at a wedding, shower, engagement party, or rehearsal dinner? Did it get physical? Was anyone (gasp!) arrested?